Rue de Thebes bombing

The Rue de Thebes bombing occurred on the night of 20 July 1956 when a group of angered Frenchmen (including a policeman) planted a bomb at the home of day laborer Laknan Abdullah on 8 rue de Thebes in Algiers, Algeria. The bomb caused heavy damage to the man's house and the nearby buildings, killing at least 7 people. The attack was in response to the seven FLN attacks that day, which had killed three people. The Rue de Thebes bombing, which targeted civilians, led to widespread protests and the September 1956 Algiers bombings.